Biography

Aaron Watson is an Artist and Archaeologist who has researched and published extensively on British prehistory, including award-winning investigations into the multisensory experience of Neolithic monuments. He completed his doctoral thesis in 2000, and has since developed new approaches to the visual communication of archaeological sites and landscapes.

In 2006 he curated a major exhibition of contemporary art and archaeology at Penrith Museum in Cumbria, and has exhibited artwork at the Avebury World Heritage Site and in Orkney. In 2007 he created the 'Kilmartin Eye' landscape installation in Argyll, Scotland.

At present Aaron is developing experimental photo-animation techniques and producing short films. He is also acting as artist-in-residence with an archaeological excavation.